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Fentanyl solution for injection that hospitals get is a lot less potent than the hydromorphone solutions for injection that they can stock.
(50mcg/mL vs 10, 20, 50 or 100mg/mL).
As for the actual dosing... fentanyl is a lot more forgiving than morphine or hydromorphone, as measured by therapeutic index.
The ODs are mainly because people don’t know what they are buying.
Fentanyl solution for injection that hospitals get is a lot less potent than the hydromorphone solutions for injection that they can stock.
(50mcg/mL vs 10, 20, 50 or 100mg/mL).
As for the actual dosing... fentanyl is a lot more forgiving than morphine or hydromorphone, as measured by therapeutic index.